African Boxer Mantis

Origin: Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Sudan

Lifespan: 1 year (males) – 1.5 years (females)

Size: 1.3” (males) – 1.6” (females)

Temperature: 72° - 80°F

Humidity: 40% - 50%

Misting: Daily misting

Feeding: Feed insects no larger than the head of your mantis; monitor when feeding crickets, as they can injure your mantis

Sexing: 6 ventral segments (females); 8 ventral segments (male)

Mantids need habitats with a width of 2x their length and a height of 3x their length. This gives them enough room to hang upside down and molt properly. African Boxer Mantids can live their entire lives in a Small herpcult Enclosure